Drills With No Defense Are Pointless? Use Small-Sided Games Or Drills With Defenders Instead?!?

By Joe Haefner

Drills With No Defense Are Pointless? Use Small-Sided Games Or Drills With Defenders Instead?!?

In regards to this recent drill Partner Pass and Pivot we posted, a coach a replied with this…

How to Teach Guards to “See the Floor” – With 9 Practice Drills

By Joe Haefner

How to Teach Guards to “See the Floor” – With 9 Practice Drills

It’s critical for every great guard to be able to see the floor. It reduces turnovers and you score more points!

You can see if…

#1 Mistake Coaches Make In Practice

By Joe Haefner

#1 Mistake Coaches Make In Practice

This mistake alone ends up causing more losses than anything else I know. I believe that it’s the #1 mistake that coaches make during practice.

This Pressure Defense Tactic Created 8 Unforced Turnovers By The Point Guard… Even Sagging Defenses Can Use This

By Joe Haefner

This Pressure Defense Tactic Created 8 Unforced Turnovers By The Point Guard… Even Sagging Defenses Can Use This

This defensive tactic can terrorize the…

Automatic Trap Out Of 1-3-1 Zone Defense

By Joe Haefner

Automatic Trap Out Of 1-3-1 Zone Defense

Forty year college & high school coaching veteran Will Rey explains when and how…

How To Teach Offense To Youth and Middle School Teams – “Coach Joe’s Offense Sucks”

By Joe Haefner

How To Teach Offense To Youth and Middle School Teams – “Coach Joe’s Offense Sucks”

“Coach Joe’s offense sucks. All he runs is frigging cutters.”

Those were the exact words I heard from a parent on an 8th grade team that I was coaching. He was talking to his son’s former coach.

Here’s Why 40 Year Vet Switched To 1-3-1 Zone Defense

By Joe Haefner

Here’s Why 40 Year Vet Switched To 1-3-1 Zone Defense

You’re going to learn why 40 year coaching vet Will Rey switched to a 1-3-1 zone defense. And he did so after…

2-3 Zone Offense Tactics From The Wing & High Post

By Joe Haefner

2-3 Zone Offense Tactics From The Wing & High Post

The offense and concepts presented in this video are things that I have run for the majority of my career. I have used them to be successful against all types of zones. However, in order to attack different kinds of zones, I first teach my players…

A Secret To Make Your Basketball Drills Better

By Joe Haefner

A Secret To Make Your Basketball Drills Better

This will improve your shooting, ball handling, finishing, passing, and decision-making. This concept also gives you an easy way to…

Quick Hitter For Shooting Point Guard

By Joe Haefner

Quick Hitter For Shooting Point Guard

Here is a quick hitter from Don Kelbick. This is great play to run if you have a point guard who is a good perimeter shooter.

Additionally, Coach Kelbick shows you how to…